Conga Drums vs Bongos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Conga Drums
This app allows users to play various conga and bongo drums with realistic sounds and graphics. It offers multiple drum configurations, play-along options with beats, loops, and personal music, and features like pitch control and recording.
- Multiple conga and bongo drum types
- Various drum configurations
- Realistic 3D visual effects
- Professionally recorded 16-bit stereo sounds
- Play-along beats, loops, and iPod music
- Recording and sharing capabilities
- Metronome with adjustable BPM
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Now you can play conga anytime, anywhere with Conga Drums Free! Featuring high resolution graphics and professionally recorded sounds, Conga Drums Free is the ultimate drumming app for the iPhone and iPad. You can play the Conga, Quinto, Tumba, Requinto, Super Tumba or Bongos in 2, 3, 4, or 5 drum configurations. Play alone, to 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, or to the metronome with 18 different sounds, or to over 27 unique Pocket Beats and Loops. You can even play along to your favorite music on your iPod right from within Conga Drums Free! With features including amazing 3D effect when hitting the drums, low latency 16-bit stereo sounds, slide 'n play, pitch control, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), drum rolls, and more, you'll sound like a pro from the moment you start playing! FEATURES: • 5 different drums plus Bongos, all professionally recorded in high quality 16-bit stereo: Conga, Quinto, Tumba, Requinto, and Super Tumba. • 4 different configurations: 2, 3, 4, or 5 drum • 3 Unique Playing Zones on each drum create a realistic sounding drum • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) • Visual 3D effect when drums are hit maximizes the drumming experience • Metronome with 18 sounds to choose from and variable speed switch (BPM) • PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! • 29 Pocket Beats and Loops to play along to • Slide your finger between the drums • Shake your device to play sounds to your favorite music • Play drum heads simultaneously • Play along with your favorite music by easily accessing your iPod music right from within Conga Drums Free • Volume controls for both the drum sounds and music • Pitch control allows for unlimited drum sounds • Rolls on drums with variable speed adjustment (BPM) • Using headphones will allow you to fully enjoy the high quality sounds of Conga Drums Free PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html
Bongos
This app provides a realistic finger bongo pad experience with high-quality sounds. Practice along to songs, customize bongo positions, and utilize built-in metronome and recording features for jam sessions and lessons.
- Realistic finger bongo pad
- High-quality sound selection
- Customizable bongo positions
- Built-in metronome (30-300 BPM)
- Recording and loop functions
- Practice along to songs
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***** This App is a Real Finger Bongo Pad. ***** You can practice according to the Song. ***** Ideal for Jam Sessions with other Instruments. ***** Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. ***** Real High Quality Sound. [Simple Bongos] * Simple Bongo Pads with No Delay. [Sound Selection & Custom Bongo Positions] * Long Press to Select and set Sound. (After selecting the sound, push the selected Bongo again, it will be changed) * Available in All Bongo Positions. [Color] * Abundant Color Variations. [Metronome] * BPM(30〜300) [Rec] * Includes Recording, Loop and Metronome functions. * Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. [List of Bongo Sounds] * Real High Quality Sound. [Bongo 1,Bongo 2,Bongo 3,Bongo 4,Bongo 5,Bongo 6,Bongo 7,Bongo 8,Bongo 9,Bongo 10,Bongo 11,Bongo 12,Bongo 13,Bongo 14,Bongo 15,Bongo 16,Bongo 17,Bongo 18,Bongo 19,Bongo 20,Bongo 21,Bongo 22,Bongo 23,Bongo 24,Bongo 25,Bongo 26,Bongo 27,Bongo 28,Bongo 29,Bongo 30,Bongo 31,Bongo 32,Bongo 33,Bongo 34,Bongo 35,Bongo 36,Bongo 37,Bongo 38,Bongo 39,Bongo 40,Bongo 41,Bongo 42,Bongo 43,Bongo 44,Bongo 45,Bongo 46,Bongo 47,Bongo 48,Bongo 49,Bongo 50,Bongo 51,Bongo 52,Bongo 53,Bongo 54,Bongo 55,Bongo 56,Bongo 57,Bongo 58,Bongo 59,Bongo 60,Bongo 61,Bongo 62,Bongo 63,WoodStick,Dog]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Conga Drums at 66% against Bongos's 0%. Conga Drums also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (153 vs 36). Bongos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Conga Drums sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bongos asks for nothing beyond the download.
Conga Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Conga Drums's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bongos's.
Conga Drums ships an update every 2 months, Bongos fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Conga Drums | Bongos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (153 ratings) — better | 4.1 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 577 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Satomi Uchida |
Customer experience
Conga Drums
Bongos
Bugs and requests
Conga Drums
Reported bugs
10 issues- Crashes on iPhone
- Mutes iPad audio
- Recording mode is glitchy
- Cannot save or delete recordings
- Multi-track recording doesn't work
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- Loop beat speed doesn't work
- Pitch switch affects speed too
- Beat timing does nothing
- Weird extra drum hits
- Pop-up ads prevent playing
Requested features
9 requests- Add a tuning assist function
- Add a demo of features
- Improve ease of selecting sounds
- Add a mixer to adjust sound levels
- Overlay a map of sound zones
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- Fix multi-track recording issues
- Make recording mode less glitchy
- Add a feature to save in a useful format
- Create a timbales app
Bongos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Conga Drums
- Conga Drums Upgrade$0.99
- Exporting$0.99
Bongos
No in-app purchases








